A.J. Burnett turns 47 today. A.J. had a nice career, 17 seasons, a 164-157 record, 3.99 ERA in 435 games, 430 starts. He started his career with the Marlins, played there for seven seasons, and had a 49-50 record with a 3.73 ERA.
Today in Blue Jays history: 2005 Wow, 18 years ago. J.P. Ricciardi signed A.J. Burnett to a five-year, $55 million contract, including an opt-out clause.
Fifteen Years Ago: A.J. Burnett opted out of his Blue Jays contract. In 2006, the Jays signed Burnett to a 5-year, $55 million contract, which included a player opt-out after the third season.
Former Pirates’ pitcher A. J. Burnett appeared on an episode of baseball-focused YouTube show Foul Territory on Thursday, telling a story about when he butted heads with team owner Bob Nutting over a parking space… then doubled down on the slight by big leaguing him.
A trip down memory lane... The Pittsburgh Pirates were in black and gold, their black tops adorned with the gold “P” on the left chest. A night game, the Pirates were coming into the contest 43-36, a record that had entirely been unbecoming of the Bucs over the last two decades.
Burnett’s biggest moment as a Yankee came on the biggest stage in a must-win game. In total, A.J Burnett’s run with the Yankees did not go wonderfully.
Today in Blue Jays history. Fourteen Years Ago: A.J. Burnett opted out of his Blue Jays contract. In 2006, the Jays signed Burnett to a 5-year, $55 million contract, which included a player opt-out after the third season.
Do you remember A.J. Burnett? I recently wrote a career retrospective on his more famous Miami Marlins (then Florida Marlins teammate). Burnett was once a highly touted prospect who was supposed to be an ace of the future.
A.J. Burnett turns 45 today. A.J. had a pretty nice career, 17 seasons, 164-157 record, with a 3.99 ERA in 435 games, 430 starts. He started his career with the Marlins, played there for seven seasons, and had a 49-50 record with a 3.73 ERAThen, in the winter before the 2005 season, J.P.
How many of these 11 contracts ended with a useful pitcher still working for the signing team at the end of Year 5? Zero.
Today in Blue Jays history: 2005 Wow, 16 years ago. J.P. Ricciardi signed A.J. Burnett to a five-year, $55 million contract, including an opt-out clause.
The Mets got the steal of the 2021 draft. Once upon a time, in the not too terribly distant past, a talented baseball scribe and wordsmith named Carson Cistulli created a fellowship of people under the unassuming moniker of The Corey Kluber Society.
There have been 302 no-hitters in Major League Baseball since 1876, but none quite as weird as the one tossed by Florida's A.J. Burnett on this date in 2001.
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